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Accountancy firm welcomes new apprentices

North West full-service accountancy firm, Lloyd Piggott, has taken on two new apprentices as part of its commitment to nurturing talent and providing jobs and opportunities for young people.

Daniel Howard and Jonathan Heys have joined the company as accounts assistants and will spend the next 12 months developing the skills they’ll need to progress with their careers from the established team of experts at Lloyd Piggott.

Initially supporting clients with bookkeeping and VAT, before moving onto accounts and tax, Lloyd Piggott will support them both in training for their AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) exams once their probationary period is complete.

Daniel, 19, previously worked for Jon Child & Co Chartered Accountants and will be based at Lloyd Piggott’s Manchester office. Previously at claims management company Joshua Brookes, Jonathan, 22, will be based at the company’s Poynton office.

Sue Redmond, director at Lloyd Piggott, commented: “Although we don’t have a formal pledge to taking on a certain number of apprentices each year, we have always shown commitment to providing opportunities and training to young people wanting to take their first steps into accountancy.

“We currently have two employees, who started with us as apprentices around two years ago, close to completing their exams, which is something we’re really proud of.

“Finding the right people is important to us. We have a great reputation among our clients for providing a friendly and approachable service, and really caring about what we are doing. I’m confident that Daniel and Jonathan share this ethos and will make great additions to the team.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Simon Malia .